m*- w - Clpdigital.org

THREE-CORNERED PLAYING
CARD
^V/HETHER the triangle-shaped playing
card will be more lucky or not
is a question, but it should enable the
player to hold a bigger number of cards
in his hand and yet see with no difficulty
An Attractive Novelty
These cards are easily seen and easily handled; they
should meet with the public's approval.
everything he has in his hand. As yet
the cards are truly novelties.
METAL LATH FOR PLASTER
AND STUCCO
A WIRE mesh which is flexible and
** easily handled takes the place of the
old-fashioned lath for building purposes.
This Metal Lath Comes in Rolls Like Wire Netting
HINTS FOR PRACTICAL PEOPLE 113
The metal roll is covered with fire clay
and baked under heavy pressure so that
it presents a terra cotta surface.
PEN ON FINGER
IN order to make up a pen that can be
fitted directly on the end of the finger
and not need a penholder, a European
inventor makes use of a stamped metal
blank in which the pen and the finger
clamp are all in one piece, thus allowing
the device to be made cheaply. The
blank has a middle part or main body
and carries the pen at the lower end,
also having a set of four tongues for
bending around and making the finger
clamps. It is claimed that by using the
Makes Writing Easy
The inventor of this finger pen claims that it reduces the
fatigue of writing materially.
pen on the end of the finger it is less
fatiguing to write than when a penholder
is used.
J*
AUTOMATIC FURNACE-DRAFT
REGULATOR
A N automatic draft regulator attends
to your furnace for you. It is the
invention of Samuel H. Hess, Bramford,
Pennsylvania. It has a chain connected
with the furnace damper and door. This
chain is run over rollers and attached
to a pivoted rod which is connected by
a cord with an alarm clock. At the hour